User Reviews

Pros

Top reason to drive this vehicle?? Sheer torque and power.

Cons

Sucks gas lol

25

If You're Looking For Something Unique With Power Give This A Try! —
The Dakota R/T's performance is awesome for the small truck with a large motor concept. Dodge uses the same 5.9l in the Ram and shoves it into this midsize truck. Being smaller and closer to the ground also gives it amazing handling for such a small truck. Mind you, the single cabs are more maneuverable with the handling and the braking system on these trucks is perfect.
You will use some gas but as they also say "haul ass". I use this truck as a weekend driver and as a performance vehicle as I'm always adding something to it. These motors are forever on performance parts.

Pros

Great looks, good performance

Cons

no negatives

35

Recommend One To Anyone —
Purchased truck with blown engine. Replaced 4.7l v8 3 years ago. No problems with this truck. Terrific ride and handling. Loads of power. Limited slip rear diff gives great traction in all conditions.
With the four doors and the little topper I am able to handle lots of gear as well as pull my boat trailer.
For an older truck, i really like this unit overall.
It is a shame that no one builds a small to mid size pickup anymore, just huge trucks that wont fit in most peoples garages!

Pros

Cons

Blind spot due to size of A-pillar

45

2001 Dodge Dakota Quad Cab 4x4 Slt —
The truck has decent power, a very good ride for a
pickup, and impressive interior quality for a
Chrysler product and year. It will tow just about
anything you can hook to it, but that sends the fuel
level needle down pretty quickly. The gas mileage
isn't bad for a pickup--about 16 around town and
lower 20s on the highway. Maintenance is easy. It's
capable as a true work truck or hauling around 5 or
6 people. I would readily buy another. The 4.7L V8
is smooth and refined with good power.

Pros

4 door truck

Cons

gas prices

25

Love It, Buying Brand New —
Great for driving , towing, traveling... Love the 4 doors and extra space.
Only complaint is when gas prices went up, it could be costly to drive anything.
Buying a brand new one! Says alot for something to buy brand new

Pros

Lots of power, Great ride, Good handling.

Cons

Fuel economy, Cargo space, shotty electronics.

35

Powerful Little Truck —
I've owned my Dakota for a couple years now. Its been a great little truck for me. Tons of torque from the 4.7 v8. The truck is small and close to the ground which gives it very nice handling however being a small truck means that leg room in the back of the extended cab is non existent. I use the back seats for storage and as a place to put my speakers. Interior cargo space is fantastic. Large cubbie holes under the back bench seat is great for storing tie down straps, trailer hitches and stuff like that. The truck only has a 6.5 foot bed so cargo space in the back is a little limited. However the 4.7 with the auto tranny can tow anything you hook onto it. The only downside I can think of is the electronics. The truck has just over 170,000 miles on it and the wiring just started to go on the fritz. Interior lights under the dash are out, power window motor on the passenger side needs replacing and when i turn the headlights on the drivers side light needs to be smacked a few times to get it to come on. Then again it is a Chrysler product and i'll tell ya, I drive Mopar vehicles for the reliability, durability and power. I just put up with the quirky electronics. Overall Dakotas are great little trucks. I always have and always will drive Dodge trucks. Mopar or No Car!

Pros

Never left me stranded.

Cons

Nothing

35

The Truck Was Built Great. —
I use to have a Dodge Dakota sport it was great,had good acceleration,and great breaking power,handling was good.The quality was good only had to fix the window to the window track for the manuel roll up windows.The appearence was great the previous owner put a custom blue pearlcoat on.Gas and maintenance was good just get a regular oil change.The fun factor was awsome it was fun to drive.

Pros

I love this truck. It's got almost 200,000 miles is now 13 years old and is starting to rust here and there but still runs like a top. The driver seat is still comfortable even on long trips. Plenty of power with the big V8 and handles awesome in the snow.

Cons

Ummm..... My wife takes it too much? I'm not sure that's a con on the truck though. She likes it too.

45

Well Built, Practacle, Family Sized Truck. —
I've had this truck since 2007 and put about 100,000 miles on it. Over the years I've had to replace some ball joints, tie rods and the power steering pump but I think that's to be expected on a vehicle of this age and mileage. It's been fairly good at gas mileage on the highway. It's very dependable and reliable. I've always loved driving it and using it to haul things. Awesome long term reliability.

Pros

5 speed manual with a v6. Decent fuel economy

Cons

Sits to low to the ground for me but don't want to buy a lift or leveling kit. And not four wheel drive

295

Good, Reliable Truck —
The acceleration is great in this truck. It has a V6 with a 5 speed manual in it and it
gets up and goes pretty quick. Its really fun to drive, but I've had to replace
several things on it because the used dealership that we got it from said
everything is ok in it, but it wasn't. Had to replace the brakes, two tires, spark
plugs, spark plug wires, oil, coolant, and windshield wipers. Overall, a good truck.
Transmission is great in it and engine runs good.

Pros

Awesome power for the size of the truck. Does great in the snow/mud. LOTS of towing power. Handles great and rides really smooth.

Cons

not that great on gas.

745

Best Vehicle I Have Ever Owend —
Awesome power for the size of the truck. Does great in the snow/mud. LOTS of towing power. I have actually had the truck bed heaping full of coal, and had a 18 foot long 3 foot deep trailer full of coal behind it. The truck still ran like a champ. Handles great and rides really smooth. It's just not the greatest on gas. I LOVE this truck. Best vehicle I have EVER owned

Pros

Everything

Cons

Milage, engine size

55

2001 Dakota —
I love everything about my truck besides the gas mileage. However this is my first truck so I compare mileage to a car. And I wish it was a V8 instead of the V6. It performs well but could definatly do better with more power.

Reviews From Other Years

Good Truck For The MoneyBy Saomiguelazores

Good midsize truck,spacious inside,decent looks,good powerful engine so far nothing went wrong yet,just change oil,gas and its ready to go.
Cons seems very light on the back the tires slip when i star...
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A Good Daily Driver For Light JobsBy Cory

This is a great truck for light jobs such as moving appliances. It handles great for a truck and it is fun to drive. It is a bit under powered at 210 bhp and with a 4-speed automatic its not getting m...
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2008 Dodge Dakota Extended Cab.By Richard

I like the truck because it serves the purpose I bought it for, and still has some nice amenities. The only thing I would have enjoyed more about it was a 5 speed manual transmission, but they are pre...
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Great Clean, Dependable, Flame Read,pick-up.By Grandpa7

I like the ability to be able to run in 2 wheel drive most of the time and have the ability to get into 4 wheel when the snow blows. Great looking truck with the SXT strips and decal on the side. ...
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Best Truck Ever!By eells

We love this truck! We had no trouble hauling our children around, even in heavy snow. It has done everything we expected. The gas mileage wasn't pleasant, but it's a truck... what else would you e...
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Nice Truck Wish It Didn't Have The Transmission ProblemsBy Megan

great performance, build could be better been in the shop twice for the
transmission love the appearance of both the exterior and interior gas guzzles like
no ones business. It is fun to drive th...
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Excellent Little Chick MagnetBy sunnygas

Great little fun to drive truck. Stick shift is extremely fun. Looks good, basically a chick magnet. Reliable and fair gas mileage for a truck. Not a man with a lot of words, so this will have to d...
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Red, Slt, All The Chrome, Great Sound System, And The Truck Will Go Any Where You Ask It To....By rst429

no dislikes, it was a least so after two years, i traded it in on a 4X4 SLT RAM 4 door HEMI, Curtice e of working at Chryslers, every year we got a new least,one year for her the next for me, weve had...
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Great Truck- Ram ToughBy mgrahamf8964

Love the looks of this vehicle and price point is excellent compared to other crew cabs out there. It has been very reliable and the maintenance cost are reasonable. I found my F150 to be too large fo...
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